Table 1 Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Subjects.
Characteristic | Healthy controls (n = 111) | Atrophic AMD (n = 46) | Exudative AMD (n = 128) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex, n (%) | |||
Female | 56 (50.5) | 26 (56.5) | 68 (53.1) |
Male | 55 (49.5) | 20 (43.5) | 60 (46.9) |
Age (years) | |||
Mean ± SD | 64.99 ± 8.47 | 65.67 ± 8.55 | 66.18 ± 8·30 |
Median (range) | 68 (50–84) | 68 (50–80) | 68 (50–88) |
Smoking, n (%) | |||
Never | 76 (68.5) | 30 (65.2) | 77 (60.2) |
Former | 17 (15.3) | 8 (17.4) | 23 (17.9) |
Current | 18 (16.2) | 8 (17.4) | 28 (21.9) |
Systemic diseases, n (%) | |||
Hypertension | 31 (27.9) | 12 (26.1) | 38 (29.7) |
Cardiovascular disease | 6 (5.4) | 3 (6.4) | 8 (6.2) |
Subtypes of CNV, n | |||
Classic CNV | 47 | ||
Occult CNV | 81 | ||
Laterality of exudative AMD, n | |||
Unilateral | 93 | ||
Bilateral | 35 | ||
